Melissa R. Bentley‐Ford

The paper introduces a novel genetically diverse mouse model of naturally occurring refractive error (NORE) with three distinct refractive phenotypes, offering a tool for studying genetic and environmental factors in refractive errors without inducing myopia through interventions.

The paper measures all-trans retinoic acid (atRA) concentrations in mice and develops a model to understand its transport and role in myopia development.

This study investigates how ambient light and dopamine affect all-trans retinoic acid levels in the mouse eye, finding that light exposure reduces atRA and that dopamine influences atRA levels.

This study evaluates a fluorescent analog of all-trans retinoic acid as a surrogate for studying its transport and distribution in ocular tissues.

This study shows that Atxn10 is essential for embryonic heart development and adult kidney and pancreas function, with loss leading to lethality and epithelial to mesenchymal transition.

The paper identifies an evolutionarily conserved genetic interaction between nphp-4 and bbs-5 mutations that exacerbates ciliopathy phenotypes across C. elegans, zebrafish, and mice.

This study creates Bbs5 mouse models to investigate ciliary function, revealing developmental origins of specific BBS phenotypes like pituitary anomalies and infertility.